[SEDXC] Dx with 100 watts

[ku8e]

I finally worked them on 18145 SSB although I have worked 9X on SSB before 
and it would not be a new country for me.. I think I spent around 6 hours 
last night and today trying to work them on 40, 30 and 20 meters CW with no 
luck. Seems like they are not trying too hard work anyone outside of EU. Too 
bad. It would be a new country on CW for me.

 We are heading up to Atlanta for Easter with the family later this 
afternoon so I guess I will have to wait until next week to snag them on CW.

73, Jeff KU8E

P.S.  running 600 watts and wire antennas here at my QTH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clark Macaulay" <clarkmacaulay at yahoo.com>
To: "'David Thompson'" <thompson at mindspring.com>; <sedxc at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Dx with 100 watts


> Got him on 17m SSB with 100w to my droopy G5RV.  Have spent several hours
> trying for a CW contact on any band and really believed I had them on 30m
> but NIL.  The European wall on 40m and 20m I have not been able to
> penetrate. I'm just appreciative that I'm in the log for one contact!
>
> 73 de Clark ke4rq
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sedxc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:sedxc-bounces at contesting.com] 
> On
> Behalf Of David Thompson
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 5:23 PM
> To: sedxc at contesting.com
> Subject: [SEDXC] Dx with 100 watts
>
> I worked my first 312 DXCC entities on 17 and over 260 on 12 with 100 
> watts.
> I use a W9PNE X beam on 12 and load the Cushcraft 40 meter beam on 17.
> I found 6 or 7 years ago that this was not making it
> so I tuned my Henry 2K for 17 and 12.  I get almost 799 watts.
>
> With my Yaesu's down I find that the little Icom 740 and the TS-130 
> (thanks
> to W4JO) just dont make it thru altho I did work the VU7 on 20 with 100
> watts.
> Plus I had a lot of fun uisng both transceivers in the ARRL DX SSB so just
> wish I had worked a few more hours to get EU, AF, and more Caribbean
> stations.
>
> I had to put on the Henry to get 9X0R on 15 and I ran the 8877 to work 
> them
> on 80 and 40.  Today I called 9Q1TB on 28490 with 100 watts but got Phil
> with one call using an amp.
>
> So be eh!
>
> 73 Dave K4JRB
>
>
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